Satyrinae "Satyridae" of authors
Niklas Wahlberg and Andrew V. Z. Brower
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Satyrinae now includes Morphini, Brassolini and Amathusiini, taxa that have formerly been considered subfamilies or even families in their own right. The family is widespread, with representatives ranging from the Arctic to Tierra del Fuego and occurring on every continent except Antarctica. The preponderance of diversity is tropical. All satyrines have larvae with bifid "tails," most feeding on monocots. The adults frequently have large eyespots on the ventral and sometimes dorsal surfaces of the wings.
Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships
The phylogenetic hypothesis shown here is based on the DNA sequence-based cladogram of Peña et al. (2006), and on unpublished results (Wahlberg and Brower). The relationships within and among the various tribes and subtribes are still in a high degree of flux, although the recent results show that many taxa identified in the last comprehensive revision of the group (Miller 1968) are not natural groups.
References
Miller LD. 1968. The higher classification, phylogeny and zoogeography of the Satyridae (Lepidoptera). Mem. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 24: 1-174.
Pena C, Wahlberg N, Weingartner E, Kodandaramaiah U, Nylin S, Freitas AVL, and Brower AVZ. 2006. Higher level phylogeny of Satyrinae butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) based on DNA sequence data. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 40: 29-49.
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| Scientific Name | Lasiommata petropolitana |
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| Location | France, Ariege |
| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Identified By | Niklas Wahlberg |
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| Scientific Name | Morpho amathonte |
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| Location | Costa Rica, Area de Conservacion Guanacaste |
| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Identified By | Daniel Janzen |
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| Scientific Name | Hyantis hodeva |
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| Specimen Condition | Dead Specimen |
| Identified By | Niklas Wahlberg |
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About This Page
Niklas Wahlberg
University of Turku, Finland
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
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- First online 25 September 2006
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Wahlberg, Niklas and Andrew V. Z. Brower. 2006. Satyrinae "Satyridae" of authors. Version 09 November 2006 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Satyrinae/12189/2006.11.09 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
